A British-Swiss balloon team broke the world record
A British-Swiss balloon team broke the world record for long-distance flight last week and closed in on the goal of circumnavigating the globe. By Mar. 18, the team of Brian Jones and Bertrand Piccard had traveled 21,000 mi. from the Swiss Alps to the Caribbean, and only the Atlantic Ocean remained...
Subscription Required
This content requires a subscription to one of the Aviation Week Intelligence Network (AWIN) bundles.
Schedule a demo today to find out how you can access this content and similar content related to your area of the global aviation industry.
Already an AWIN subscriber? Login
Did you know? Aviation Week has won top honors multiple times in the Jesse H. Neal National Business Journalism Awards, the business-to-business media equivalent of the Pulitzer Prizes.